Take a look at this tree. It's uses include nitrogen fixation, wild and domestic animal fodder, rot resistant timber good for fence posts and furniture. The spring flowers attract all pollinators. Coppicing increases amount of wood available for use.

Large tree with edible leaves, flowers, nutlets. Good all around tree for people and livestock

Linden is a fast growing tree reaching 100 ft when full grown. Leaves are good additional green in salads. Flowers make a delicious tea. Nutlets have been compared to chocolate.
Tilia Cordata (Little Leaf Linden) hardy to zone 4.
This tree is a very good bee attractant. Linden honey is of high value.

Protein, fat and amino acid values of various, common grains

This article from the University of Kentucky compares feed values and limitations of various grains.

GRAINS USED IN POULTRY DIETS

Grains are the main ingredient used in poultry diets to supply energy. A variety of different grains have been used, based primarily on the location. Corn is more commonly used most of the United States while wheat and barley are more common in Canada and parts of Europe. Sorghum is often used in the southern states as well as Africa.

See the attached link re: poplar and willow used as fodder

If you are interested in producing animal feed on your farm consider planting poplar and willow like they do in New Zealand. Linden and mulberry leaves also work well as high protein animal fodder. All these tree varieties grow well in the Inland Northwest.

at the Pine Meadow Farm Center in Cheney

We are going to offer another home cheese-making workshop on Saturday, June 1 from 1pm to 5pm at the farm. This will be a basic course. We will demonstrate the steps involved in making five types of cheese using raw goat milk.

Pine Meadow Farm Center

Come and receive an introduction about how to raise goats for milk, meat, fiber, weed control or simply companionship. Or, if you already have goats, come and share what you know and possibly learn new tricks. Whether you have just a small backyard or larger acreage, you could move a step closer to self-sufficiency by joining the world-wide goat rearing crowd.